POP LABEL UPDATE 
Reading the post-race reports, it's fair to say that the jockey was very impressed by Pop Label, his 10kg drop in weight compared to his debut making him a tight fighting machine. The fluffed start was due to his eagerness to get going, so the racing spirit is definitely there, too. The trainer is aiming to enter the Breeder's Gold Junior Cup race at Monbetsu on the 7th of August, so plans to have one more outing in July to get his winnings up to the required level. The future looks bright for this rising star...

In other news, Beat The Boarder has passed her race test, so can make her debut whenever she's ready. At the moment, her frame is very petite, so it will almost certainly be the autumn before she takes to the track in anger. If she can follow in her Sunday TC compatriot's footsteps, I shall be a happy man.